Production Supervisor

MSA, The Safety Company; Ada (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

MSA, The Safety Company is looking for a dedicated Production Supervisor for our manufacturing plant in Ada, Oklahoma. In this vital role, you will oversee daily production operations, ensuring that performance targets are met while maintaining a safe and productive workplace.

The ideal candidate will possess a high school diploma and a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience along with 3 years in production. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's degree and experience with KPIs and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Minimum 2 years supervisory experience plus 3 years production-related experience.
• Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate hour-by-hour output performance to required rates.
• Balance and coordinate workflow to ensure proper staff placement.
• Track order fulfillment completion rates for production departments.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Production-related experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business or related field

Job description

Overview

Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career.

At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day.

Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role.

Responsibilities

Now hiring for a Production Supervisor at our MSA Safety Globe Manufacturing plant in Ada, Ok. In this role, you will be counted on to perform the following tasks:

Daily Execution

• Facilitate hour-by-hour output performance to required rates.
• Balance and coordinate workflow to ensure proper staff placement.
• Track order fulfillment completion rates for production departments.
• Work effectively with all plant support groups i.e. HR, EHS, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Maintenance groups as required.
• Driving productivity improvement through teamwork and operator engagement via data analysis.
• Time and attendance maintenance and analysis.
• Comply with standards pertaining to safety, people, quality, delivery, CI & Operating System.

Manage communication, skills, and experience of the work team

• Conduct staff meetings / huddles / peer communication.
• Provide associates with the necessary feedback to support their job specific development (safety, quality, performance).
• Identify needs for specific training or development amongst associates.
• Facilitate training to enhance flexibility and support growth and development.
• Help maintaining an up-to-date skills matrix, fostering versatility.
• Serve as a role model and knowledge disseminator by complying, enforcing and adhering to company policies, standards, and regulations.

Comply with, maintain, and disseminate the operating system.

• Perform daily maintenance of performance indicators.
• Participate and report out in performance monitoring meetings.
• Utilize the MSA Operating System to work on a structured problem-solving methodology to ensure preventive/corrective actions are focused on the true root cause.
• Engage in CI type of activities.

Qualifications

Required:

Level I – High school diploma required.

Level I – Minimum 2 years supervisory experience, plus 3 years production related experience.

Level II – Minimum of 4 years supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.

Level II – Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, or a Related Field.

Preferred:

• Experience working in a manufacturing setting via KPIs.
• Experience in Safety and Continuous Improvement initiatives.